An Analysis of Mary Douglas's Purity and Danger: An Analysis of the Concepts of Pollution and Taboo

by Pádraig Belton

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Mary Douglas is an outstanding example of an evaluative thinker at work. In Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo, she delves in great detail into existing arguments that portray traditional societies as "evolving" from "savage" beliefs in magic, to religion, to modern science, then explains why she believes those arguments are wrong. She also adeptly chaperones readers through a vast amount of data, from firsthand...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1912284634

ISBN13:9781912284634

Release Date:February 2018

Publisher:Macat Library

Length:127 Pages

Weight:0.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 5.1" x 7.8"

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